Use Dual Units of Measure with Supply Chain Orchestration

Use this feature to help you create the purchase order, transfer order, or work order when you use dual units of measure to fulfill demand.

Create And Fulfill Sales Orders In Your Back-To-Back Flows

  • Include back-to-back orders with your other order flows when you use more than one unit of measure to fulfill an item in Order Management.

  • Create a sales order in the item's primary unit of measure or in another unit of measure that's in the primary UOM class, then use the standard conversion or item conversion to automatically calculate quantity in the secondary UOM.

  • Price the order line in the primary UOM or the secondary UOM.

  • Use an automated flow to update the order line and invoice it according to the quantity or the secondary quantity that you ship.

  • Price your item in the secondary unit of measure, then track it in the primary unit of measure and in the secondary unit of measure.

  • Go to the Supply Orchestration work and use the View menu to display the secondary unit of measure and the secondary quantity in your runtime environment.

Include Dual Units of Measure In Production Reports From Contract Manufacturers

Include dual units of measure in the production reports that you get from your contract manufacturers.

  • Use these details in your production reports to help you track and manage your production requirements more accurately.

  • Include a description of the materials the contractor used and the work that the contractor finished.

  • Include details in the primary and in the secondary unit of measure.

  • Import the primary unit of measure and the secondary unit of measure in your production reports from your contract manufacturers through REST API or file-based data import (FBDI). For details and examples, go to REST API for Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud, then expand Supply Chain Planning.

  • The import includes a description of the materials that your contractors used and a description of what they finished. It includes details in the primary and in the secondary unit of measure.

  • Your contract manufacturer can also use the Supplier Portal to upload their production report.

  • You don't need to do anything to set this up. Supply Chain Orchestration comes predefined to include dual units of measure in these reports.